Grapple.



w. A. ROGERS.

GRAPPLE. APPLICATION rum) JULY 27. I908.

Patented J1me 1,1909.

TI. LTJ-l STATEsJP-ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM aoeuas,or-WooDWARuoKtAHoMA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRD TO DAVE- REID nn ONE-THIRD ro BEN; WILLETT; BOTH OFWOODWARD. OKLAHOMA.

GRAPPILE.

" Specification (a: Letters Patent.

"Patented lune l, 1909.

., imam-ma my 27,1908. Seria1No. 45,571.

Be it known that I, \Vnimlnf A. Romans,

a: citizenof jthe United, States, residing at ll'ood'ward,1in the county of lvoodward and State-'Iofi Oklahoma, have invented" certain such as vill enable others-skilled inthe art ,tdfiwhich it appertaius-to' make and use the This invention relates, tofan improved grab'hook origrapple. a

, The object-of the invention is provide a" device of thischara-cter which is simple in construct-ion," eiiicient in operation and which is' constructed torovide' for the interchangeability of th gripping or grappling members :to adapt the (183106. for: use for 'Witlr the foregoing a id "other objects in yievv themvention consists of certain novel .features of construction, comb nation and various. purposes.

rangemntofparts, as tvill'be more fully "described and particularly pointed; out in LIV I" he accompanymg drawings, Figure 1 is a-perspective 'VieW of the device. complete andinpartially opened position; Fig. 2 is a idetailed perspective vievv'of one of the detached gripping members; Fig. 3 is a similar vie'woit a modified form of gripping jmemben,

-"In-theembodimentillustrated two bars 1' an d2, are-shownhaving the outer ends there 'of bent to form lo'op's 3 and 4 which are designed to receivethe operatlng ropes or cables when the device is to be used in, Wells or at-remote distances and'forengagemeut by: thehandsof the operator when used. on

"objects in close proximity. Each'of these. 1 members" land 2 fas 5T'secure'd to its respective bar by riveting is provided with a clip or otherwise and having the-ends thereof ri against displacement. laterally:

one end be t to form guides for the other. bar where one is slidable on the otherja-ndis held Two levers with the free end of the bar 1 iii any-suitable manner, Pivot'ally connected with: the tree'e'nds of the levers 6'and T are two levers 8 and, 9. which arelcrossed inter.-

mediately of their ends and pivotally' com' 6 and 7 arepivotally connected.

' nected at the crossing point thereofwith the thebars; To these bent ends gripping members10 and ll are detachably connected in any suitable manner preferably by tormmg two longitudmally spaced apertures in said bent ends and in the hooks to be con- 'nected, 'those in the hooks registering with those in ,the ends and. through said aperture bolts are passed and secured in place by washers and nuts in the usual manner.

If desired; a single bolt 12.111ay be passed through. one of the apertures and have "washers" arranged thereon on opposite sides of the members connected,.and a short headless bolt 13 may-be passedthrougrh the other hole and'held in position by the Washers which overlap the ends of said bolt 13 and hold it securely in'place, the two bolts being used to prevent lateral wabbling of the gripping members.

' f It will be observed that this grapple has a toggle-like action, the barsl and 2 being slidable on each other to open and close the gripping members at. the ends of the toggle omt. pipe or other tubular object which cannot be caught by the end, the levers 8 and 9 are removed and two members as 14 such as are shown in Fig; 3 are substituted therefor. These members 14 are provided at'their free ends with points as 15 which are designed to be insertedwi-thin' a pipe and to engage the alls/thereof.

It will be evident that any-desired form of gripping member may be substituted for the hooks shown by removing the bolts as 12 and hence the device may be used to When it is, desired to withdraw a' wuhdrawing pipes from ells, for. removing sand,- gravel, etc., and for any for \vhi ch they may be adapted.

7 From thefforegoin'g;description taken .-connectionwith the accompanying. draW- in'gs, the construction and operation of the "invention will be'readily understood'wvithflout requiring a more extendedfiexplanation. 7 Various changes in the form, proportionand the minor details of construction may '-be-.-'r esorted to without departing from the other purpose pended claim.

principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the ap I claim as my invention A grapple COIlIpTiSiIlg two members slidable longitudinally one on the other, toggl.ejointed levers pivoted at'difi erent points to the ends of said sliding members and 'profleeting there-beyond; said projecting ends being twisted toform terminals-extending at right angles to the members, said terminals having longitudinally spaced apertures, gripping members having longitudinally spaced apertures registering with those in the longitudinally slidable members, a bolt andoverlapping the other openings-therein,

-and a headless bolt extending through-said apertnres' between said Washer Jcovered Washers. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit;- nesses.

4 WILLIAM A. Bosses. Witnesses: I i

ALA K. STUART, PATL B. PATTY. 

